Overview
- Lando Norris won the Brazilian Grand Prix after taking both poles and the Sprint, moving to 390 points and a 24-point lead over Oscar Piastri with Max Verstappen 49 back.
- Oscar Piastri received a 10-second penalty for his aggressive restart move that led to contact with Kimi Antonelli and triggered Charles Leclerc’s retirement, dropping the Australian to fifth.
- Kimi Antonelli delivered a breakout P2 and held off Verstappen in the closing laps, securing his second podium of his rookie season.
- Max Verstappen started from the pit lane and executed a multi-stop charge to finish third, trimming some damage in the title race.
- Ferrari recorded a double DNF and fell to fourth in the Constructors’ standings, with Leclerc publicly faulting Piastri and Antonelli for the opening incident and Elkann criticizing driver focus.